Mining Tycoon 3D vs Gold Collector!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mining Tycoon 3D
Dig deep into the earth to unearth precious gems, gold, and diamonds. Hire miners, upgrade their speed, and tap to accelerate your excavation. Become a wealthy mining tycoon by discovering hidden treasures and filling your carts.
- Mine and load carts
- Discover various jewels
- Dig and create paths
- Explore a spiral world
- Hire and upgrade workers
- Tap to speed up mining
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Become a Mining Tycoon! It was never too easy and satisfying until now! Dig down deep in to the earth and extract out Gems, Gold, Diamonds and Treasures hidden from Millions of years by hiring miners and speed up the process by tapping on the screen. The more you mine the richer you become! Mining Tycoon - Idle Game's Features: • Mine & load on the carts. • Discover verities of jewels the deeper you dig • Dig and make paths. • Enjoy the spiral world with multiple paths • Hire workers and upgrade the speed of workers
Gold Collector!
Mine for valuable resources and upgrade your equipment to increase efficiency. Recruit and manage workers to automate your operations and expand your mining empire.
- Mine valuable resources
- Upgrade mining machines
- Recruit and manage workers
- Automate operations
- Expand mining empire
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Pull valuable mines and upgrade your machines. Save people from and make them work for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gold Collector! at 4.5 against Mining Tycoon 3D's 3.3. Gold Collector! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Mining Tycoon 3D sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Gold Collector! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gold Collector! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 124 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of Mining Tycoon 3D's written reviews are positive against 10% of Gold Collector!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Mining Tycoon 3D ships an update every 2 weeks, Gold Collector! every 8 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Mining Tycoon 3D | Gold Collector! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (46 ratings) | 4.5 (124 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews — better | 10.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 46 | 124 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 199 MB | 234 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sablo Studio | GAMINICS OYUN YAZILIM VE TICARET PAZARLAMA ANONIM SIRKETI |
Customer experience
Mining Tycoon 3D
Gold Collector!
Bugs and requests
Mining Tycoon 3D
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Gold Collector!
Reported bugs
41 issues- Claw cannot grab helpers
- Game freezes
- Progress lost
- Workers keep glitching
- Machine rope still attached to workers
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- Workers unable to do anything
- Cannot move or open anything
- Cannot reach last two crystals
- Helpers grab rope and run side to side
- Cannot collect big gems in the back
- Cannot reach last two crystals
- Game needs update
- No other level after clearing
- Gold and gem in water, no way to get
- Two gems in back can't reach
- One gem in sky
- XL diamond unreachable even with upgrades
- Cannot move on to new level after collecting everything
- Cannot finish level due to glitch
- Two gems out of reach, everything maxed out
- Rope not reaching gems, everything maxed out
- Cleaned out rock in first area, nothing to do
- Helpers are glitchy
- Money amount cannot be seen
- Resources in places they can't be reached
- Helpers spaz out and run for water/rocks/back of map
- Money upgrades have no effect on amount collected
- Helpers get stuck or try to pull same item with two
- Cannot see money amount
- Helpers get lost or stuck off the map
- Rocks, gems stuck off the map
- Currency tracker non-existent
- No possible way to complete the game
- Helpers run away and never come back
- Money line to see how much money you have
- Teammates keep getting stuck in the sand
- Gems stuck in sky, sand, water
- No end to the game, no other levels
- Money area to see how much money you have
- Immediately dump money into areas
- Pick up stack of bills, only get $20 invested
Requested features
11 requests- Fix glitches
- Fix ads
- Add more levels
- Add new content
- Option to pay to remove ads
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- Fix money display
- Fix helper behavior
- Fix unreachable gems/crystals
- Add helper upgrades
- Lower game heat/performance
- Fix money investment system
In-app purchases
Mining Tycoon 3D
- Handful of Gems$1.99
- Bucket of Gems$4.99
- Barrel of Gems$9.99
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- Remove Unwanted Ads$9.99
- Crate of Gems$24.99
- Wheel Barrow of Gems$44.99
- Truckload of Gems$89.99
Gold Collector!
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Mining Tycoon 3D free?
Is Gold Collector! free?
Which has better reviews, Mining Tycoon 3D or Gold Collector!?
Do Mining Tycoon 3D or Gold Collector! have ads?
Which is updated more often, Mining Tycoon 3D or Gold Collector!?
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